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Universidade Estadual de Maringá
2020
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- Preliminary evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Luffa Operculata (L.) Cong. extracts Nathalia Rodrigues Bulka Ana Carolina Mendes Hacke Valéria Gremski Pawlak Romaiana Picada Pereira Luís Antônio Esmerino José Carlos Rebuglio Vellosa Medicina DPPH ABTS polyphenols Buchinha do Norte antimicrobial activity Luffa operculata is a medicinal plant widely used in the treatment of rhinosinusitis in Brazil. The aim of this work was to carry out a preliminary analysis of the antioxidant and antimicrobial profile of Luffa operculata extracts. The antioxidant activity of the commercial solution, hydroalcoholic extract, infusion and ethanolic extract obtained from the commercialized fruit were evaluated for 2,2′-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS•+) and 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH.) radicals. The antimicrobial activity was determined by minimum inhibitory concentration against the pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans. It was shown that the hydroalcoholic extract exhibited the highest antioxidant and antimicrobial activity when compared to the aqueous and ethanolic extracts by the methods employed on this work. Thus, the extracts of Luffa operculata are a good source of active principles with pharmacological activity. 2020 artículo científico 1679-9291 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=307264461024 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461024/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461024/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461024/307264461024.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461024/movil https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v42i1.50847 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3072 Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences application/pdf Universidade Estadual de Maringá Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences (Brasil) Vol.42